Strategic Sourcing
Columbus, Ohio Area
The Longaberger Company
Purchasing Manager
2001 to 2004
Stanley Electric U.S. Co., Inc.
Purchasing Manager
1994 to 1999
American Electric Power
Category Manager, Transmission & Distribution Procurement
New Albany, Ohio
American Electric Power
Principal Sourcing Analyst, Transmission & Distribution Procurement
May 2014 to December 2017
Gahanna, OH
HP Products
System Consultant
June 2009 to January 2014
Abercrombie & Fitch
Category Manager, Global Procurement
September 2005 to January 2009
The Longaberger Company
Purchasing Manager, Planning Manager
1999 to 2005
What company does Curtis Kneedler work for?
Curtis Kneedler works for The Longaberger Company
What is Curtis Kneedler's role at The Longaberger Company?
Curtis Kneedler is Purchasing Manager
What industry does Curtis Kneedler work in?
Curtis Kneedler works in the Utilities industry.
Who are Curtis Kneedler's colleagues?
Curtis Kneedler's colleagues are Thomas Kirkpatrick, Nathan PMP, Sampath Adreddy, Brent Ogden, Neal Kostry, Lorri AP, Blair Ames, Timothy Lana, Patrick Collins, and David P.E.
📖 Summary
Purchasing Manager @ The Longaberger Company From 2001 to 2004 (3 years) Purchasing Manager @ Stanley Electric U.S. Co., Inc. From 1994 to 1999 (5 years) Category Manager, Transmission & Distribution Procurement @ American Electric Power New Albany, OhioPrincipal Sourcing Analyst, Transmission & Distribution Procurement @ American Electric Power From May 2014 to December 2017 (3 years 8 months) Gahanna, OHSystem Consultant @ HP Products From June 2009 to January 2014 (4 years 8 months) Category Manager, Global Procurement @ Abercrombie & Fitch Selected Achievements: 1) Managed *$2.4M Sales and Marketing Hardware category *$9M electrical *$4M store lamp (bulb) replenishment program *$2.5M third party product distribution services 2) Worked cross functionally with Construction, Design, Store Visual, Store Operations, Global Procurement, Finance, and Transportation to create a web based construction management tool. 3) Conducted a Strategic Sourcing Initiative for Sales and Marketing Hardware resulting in a $1.2M (33%) reduction in overall spend. Steps completed included: Market Analysis, RFI, RFP, Strategic Sourcing Electronic Auction, and Master Supply Agreement *Completed a market analysis on all electric new store material. Negotiated an immediate cost reduction to remove $600K annually from spend. 4) Demonstrated expert supplier management skills, reviewing suppliers performance twice annually. From September 2005 to January 2009 (3 years 5 months) Purchasing Manager, Planning Manager @ The Longaberger Company Reported to the Director of Global Sourcing and Supply Management. 5 direct reports reported to me. My team was responsible for developing and sourcing categories including tabletop, plastics, candles, and metalwork’s. The categories success was primarily driven by working with Merchandising to maximize value and meet company IMU cost objectives.Selected Achievements Included:•Implemented an aggressive new product launch strategy resulting in a development cycle of 150 days versus 270 days. •Developed inventory initiatives, resulting in reduction of direct material inventories from $30M to $22M. •Developed service level improvement initiatives resulting in inventory fill rate improvements from 92% to 99% across all purchased products. On site facilitator of production at our worst performing supplier. I was stationed 4 days a week at the suppliers overseeing production results in order to meet service level objectives. This lasted a period of 12 weeks From 1999 to 2005 (6 years)
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
4 year(s), 3 month(s)
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